Introduction
The Sound and the Fury, published in 1929, was William Faulkner’s fourth novel and is considered his first masterpiece. The story is set in the […]
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
The oldest of four sons of Murry Cuthbert Falkner and Maud Butler Falkner, William Cuthbert Falkner was born in New Albany, Mississippi, on September 25, […]
Plot Summary
A April Seventh, 1928 Set in Mississippi during the early decades of the twentieth century, The Sound and the Fury tells the tumultuous story of […]
Construction
A Structure Faulkner has created an unusual structure in The Sound and the Fury. The story takes place over a period of four days, each […]
Themes
A Time The Themes in The Sound and the Fury are so closely interwoven with the Characters and structure of the novel that it is […]
Characters
A Dalton Ames One of Caddy’s lovers who may have made her pregnant. In his monologue, Caddy’s brother Quentin remembers his failed confrontation with Dalton […]
Historical Perspective
A The Impact of the Civil War on the South The loss of the Civil War in the nineteenth century had a profound impact on […]
Compare and Contrast
1929: Black and white relations in the South were stratified along racial lines. Education was officially segregated, with facilities for black and white children “separate […]